Tuesday, June 9th - Up at 6:00, but not by choice - we had a pretty good thunderstorm rolling outside, plus the local construction workers in the next room were firing up some loud music outside just to add to the excitement. Finally gave up and got up around 7:00, and eventually headed down to the Continental Breakfast - not fabulous but decent enough. So Mark and I decided to go ahead and eat that as opposed to heading off into town (in the rain) in search of a restaurant. CNN and a USA Today kept us semi-intrigued. The rain eased off about 8:15 or so.
After re-sorting our gear (and separating our laundry out), I headed off to the library (about a half a mile walk) around 8:40 to check email while Mark continued reading the paper. The library has a one hour limit on use, but leaves you logged on as long as no-one else is
waiting (pretty good computer program keeping track of everything going on with 12 computers). Mark showed up around 11:00, having finished the laundry and then the Post Office (for our next set of maps). Around noon we headed off to a Chinese buffet restaurant; excellent. After we discussed the upcoming week (heading into and through the Shenandoahs), I headed back to the library for more typing, while Mark headed back to the room for an extended nap.
Around 4:30 or so we had a major (and quite violent) thunderstorm move into the area, with large hail, making me thankful once again to be here and not out on the trail! I continued typing up reports til 5:00, then saved today's (6/9) - lucky for me, because we had a power failure about 3 minutes later (shades of Bland). It eased up around 5:15. Called Mark at the hotel, and decided to go ahead and chance walking back; fortunately it stayed dry.
Once I got back (Mark was asleep), I went ahead and made a bunch of phone call (Pete Davey, parents, Nat and Bill, Casual Adventure, Rick Wolff, Dave Berry, others). Mark eventually came outside during the various calls (about 7:00 pm), and we decided to eat dinner at a local Shoney's. We arranged a ride through the local cab company (long wait), getting there around 8:00. Dave Berry showed up as well, but only for a cup of coffee. After several excellent Shoneys, we found this one to be a bit of a disappointment - but it was (as they say) edible and filling. Dave returned us to the hotel around 9:15. I called Jim Smith - he was in Homer, Alaska - and we arranged a visit on Friday night. Also called Kim Smith and left a message. Mark chatted with his mom for awhile, and also received a return call from Kim. Once he was finished, I called Kim back and confirmed our visit. With our visit to the Smiths, and later with Bill Rogers, we're expecting to get through the Shenandoahs in 6 days. Outside, we still had a pretty good lightning show going on, but it's all east, so it looks like it will be a dry night.
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